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kris kempBrooklyn, New York

Kris Kemp is a writer, musician, producer, photographer, traveler. HIs music projects include "Out of the Wilderness" and
"Dumpster Diver the musical". He is the author of 'the rails' (www.TheRailsNYC.com)/ Currently, he is writing 'jordy', a screenplay that will produced as a feature film in the Spring of 2016. Find out more at: www.kriskemp.com...more

Destiny
style:078 / Big Band Boogie
tempo: 140 bpm
voice: Aco. Grand Piano
verse:
F A(5) F F A(4)
I’ve graduated college, with honors no less.
A G(5) E E B(5) C
Four years of education. I’m ready to impress.
F A(5) F(3) A(3) Bb A
You’re living out the fantasy your dad wants you to be.
G(2) A G G(2) A G
Find your own dream. Learn to break free.
bridge:
A(2) B(2) C(5) B C B
I have. I did. Who are you trying to kid?
verse 2:
F(2) A(4) F A(3) Bb A
My degree is the ticket. Paper in my hand.
G(5) E E B(3) C B
Don’t expect the real world, to be the promised land.
F A(5) F(2) A(3) Bb A
You act like I’m naive, but it’s you I need to show.
A G(3) A G G(5) A G
Becoming an adult, you’ll see a friend, not a foe.
bridge:
A(8) C(4) B
Once you enter that world, it will never let you go.
A(8) C(3) B
Youth can be a prison, you never outgrow.
B A(7) C(4) B
I’d rather be myself than someone I do not know.
chorus:
G(4) A(3) A B(2) C B E
Destiny in front of us, the choices that we make
F#(2) G A G E F# F# C(2) B(2) A
We, can change, the future, if, we face it wide awake
G(3) A(2) A B C B E
Two roads before us, a path we must take
F#(2) G A G E F# F# C(2) B(2) A
We, can change, the future, if, we face it wide awake
verse 3:
A(5) F A(3) Bb A
Come with me to Europe. Go. Don’t hesitate.
A G(5) E E B(3) C B
Experience the teacher. A job will always wait.
B A(5) F(2) F A(3) Bb A
It’s not that I’m afraid to go. My destination’s clear.
G(3) A G G(5) A G
Living is the prize when you face the things you fear.
verse 4:
F A(5) F F(2) A(3) Bb A
I want to travel with you, but the real world doesn’t wait.
A G(5) E B(2) C B
You choose a path that’s common. Me, I choose fate.
chorus:
G(4) A(3) A B(2) C B E
Destiny in front of us, the choices that we make
F#(2) G A G E F# F# C(2) B(2) A
We, can change, the future, if, we face it wide awake
G(3) A(2) A B C B E
Two roads before us, a path we must take
F#(2) G A G E F# F# C(2) B(2) A
We, can change, the future, if, we face it wide awake (repeat 3x) then ... G A B

opportunity
tempo: 110 bpm / voice:
v 1:
E(4) C#(2) B(2) E F# Ab Ab B C# B E F# Ab
Every dumpster is an op - por - tu - ni - ty. Dive in what do you see?
Ab(2) B C# B E E A(3) Ab F#
A box of o - ran - ges, and vegetables galore.
E(2) C# B E F# Ab Ab(2) B C# B E F# Ab
Onions, squash, to - ma - toes, too. Enough to make a dum - pster stew.
Ab B C# B E F# A(3) B C# B
Di - ving is a pleasure at the third hand store.
v 2:
E(4) C# B E F# Ab Ab Ab C# B E
There’s a dumpster call - ing out your name, with stuff you can claim.
Ab(2) B C# B E E A(3) Ab F#
The store behind the store. A metal box on wheels.
E(3) C# B E F# Ab Ab(2) B C# B E
Lift the lid. Take what you fi - nd. Don’t leave a mess behind.
Ab(2) B C#(2) B(2) E F# A A(3) B C# B
Discov - er treasure when you sweep a - way the banana peels.
bridge:
A(3) E(2) Ab(3) A Ab
bags of bread, in different vari - e - ties.
C#(3) A A(4) B A
tubs of hum - mus. sometimes you will find cheese.
A B A E Ab(3) A Ab E
bags of bagels. wholegrain, pum - per - ni - ckel.
C#(16)
sourdough, wheat, raisin, cinammon swirl, onion, garlic, salt, adagio cheese, sundried tomato,
C# A A(2) B A E
blueberry, egg, plain, everything - (takes a deep breath) - e - nough to please the fickle
chorus:
B(3) A A(3) B A
all this and more at the third hand store.
A B(5) A A(3) B A
like shopping but there’s a lid instead of a door.
B(3) A A(3) B A
all this and more at the third hand store.
B(4) A A B A
welcome to your first dumpster tour.
v 3.
E(5) C# B E F# Ab Ab B C# B E F# Ab
every person has dreams they want to share. list - en, show that you care.
Ab B C# E E A(3) B C# B
help them get, to the place they want to be.
E(3) C# B E F# Ab Ab B C# B E
dive in their world, get in - volved. problems can be solved.
Ab(2) B C# B E A(3) Ab F#
let’s plant a garden of possibil - i - ty.
E(4) C# B E F# Ab Ab(2) B C# B E
gravity can barely keep me down, my feet have left the ground.
Ab(3) B C# B E F# A(3) Ab F#
now that I have nothing, I have nothing left to lose.
E(3) C# B E F# Ab Ab(2) B C# B E
I have The Faith that keeps me strong, I know where I belong.
Ab(2) B C# B E F# A(3) B C# B
The nar - row Road to Life is The Road that I choose.
bridge:
A A B A E E E Ab(2) A Ab
So many dumpsters, but the divers are few.
C#(3) A(2) A(3) B A
Lift the lid, learn to be a diver, too.
E Ab(5) Ab A Ab(3) A Ab
At first you acted nonchalant, walking past the skip.
C#(5) A(3) B A
Then you heard the snap (snap) of the dumpster whip.
A(4) Ab A Ab
Jump in the can. Dig around.
C#(4) A A B A
This is the free food, lost and found.
A(4) E Ab(2) A Ab
Enough suprises for me and you
C#(4) A A(5) B A
You might find board games like Monopoly and Clue.
b.
A(4) E E Ab(3) A Ab
We’ll build a new world from other people’s trash.
C#(3) A(2) A(4) B A
Just don’t cut yourself, or you might get a rash
chorus:
B(3) A A(3) B A
all this and more at the third hand store.
A B(5) A A(3) B A
like shopping but there’s a lid instead of a door.
B(3) A A(3) B A
all this and more at the third hand store.
B(4) A A B A
welcome to your first dumpster tour.
climax:
A Ab(5) A Ab Ab A B A
Inside it’s cleaner than you think. I know that you are on the brink
A B(5) C B B C(5) C# C
A moment you will not forget. The day you and the dumpster met

For Once in Your Life
verse 1:
D D C B D A A B A C
For once in your life, I hope you decide
A A B A C C C D C B B
To follow your instincts, swallow your pride
D D C B D A A A B A C
To act on the notion, this world doesn’t wait
A A B A C C(2) B A(2) B C B A(2) B C B
You plan your whole life, it boils down to fate
verse 2:
B D(2) C B D A(2) B A C
Your restlessness, won’t let you relax
A A B A C(3) D C(2) B
You call it adventure, but these are the facts
D(2) E D A C(3) B(2) A
Where are you going? What are you running from?
verse 3:
B D(2) C B D A(2) B A C
Your accusations confirm your own fears
A A B A C(3) D C(2) B
You sit in one place, all these passing years
D(2) E D A C(3) B(2) A
Why are you staying? What are you hiding from?
chorus:
D D C B D A A B A C
For once in our life, we can see the results
A A B A C C C D C B B
Of two different people, their beauty, their faults.
D D C B D A A A B A C
Have we made the right choice,
A C(2) B(2) A
Of what we’re here to do
turnaround:
B (4) A D(3)
Sieze the moment. Find your calling.
D B D F#(2) A F#
Tempus fuget. You are stalling.
B(3) A A D(2)
Make a choice. Take a chance.
C#(3) D C
Life is a romance. (Dance.)
(repeat)
chorus:
D D C B D A A B A C
For once in our life, we can see the results
A A B A C C C D C B B
Of two different people, their beauty, their faults.
D D C B D A A A B A C
Have we made the right choice,
A C(2) B(2) A
Of what we’re here to do
D D C B D A A A B A C
For once in your life, you don’t have to explain
A B C(3) D C B B
We’re two people, who ride the same train
D(4) E D A C B B A
At the end of the journey, who will you be?
C B B A
who will you be?
C B B A
who will you be?
A G
that’s me.

dumpster diet
voice: 180 (analogon)
style: 053 (clubdance)
tempo: 130
accompaniment: yes
verse:
A G/A F#/A G/A
Shhhhh. Quiet. C’mon. Try it.
A G/A F#/A G/A
Delicious food. You don’t have to buy it.
A B D C#
The ... dumpster ... di - et.
A G/A F#/A G/A
You don’t need money or a credit card.
A G/A F#/A G
Dumpster diving isn’t hard.
C# A B
No waiting in line for a cashier that’s new.
A B D(2) C#
Calling for a price check in aisle number 2.
chorus:
C# D(3) B(2) C#(4) A F#
The dumpster is open, 24 hours a day.
C#(2) D(3) B B C#(3) E D C# A
Like a convenient store, but you don’t have to pay.
D(2) C# B(3) C#(5) A F#
Minus the candy and overpriced microwave meals.
F#(2) A Ab(2) A(3) B D(2) C#
And wrinkly hotdogs riding the meat ferris wheel.
C#(2) D(3) B(4) C#(5) A F#
You can find furniture, and clothes, and Christmas gifts galore.
D(3) C# B(2) C#(3) E D C# A
Dive in for a suprise, at the third hand store.
C# D(4) B(4) C#(3) A F#
That guy who wears a tie to work, might be a di - ver, too.
F#(5) A Ab(2) A B A D(2) C#
He’ll meet you at the dumpster, to find a matching shoe.
spoken:
But what if I get sick?
You won’t get sick. The only thing you get sick of is shopping. Paying for stuff.
Isn’t it moldy?
Sometimes. But that stuff we bury in the yard for compost. Nourish the soil. Plant a
garden.
verse:
A G/A F#/A G/A
But that’s okay, because it’s usually edible.
A G/A F#/A G/A
Recydling food is incredible.
A(3) C B
How should I begin?
A(4) B A D C#
Grab a flashlight, and dive in.
verse:
A(2) C B
Where do I start.
A(3) B D(3) C#(2)
Poke around. Rip the bags apart.
C#(2) A(2) C B A(3) C B
But the food is thrown out. What if I get ill.
A(5) B D(2) D(3) C#
Don’t be negative, man. Take a vitamin pill.
spoken:
Here’s a bottle.
Is it open?
Yes. They’re tester tabs. Have one. Okay, I’ll eat some first.
verse:
A G/A F#/A G/A
We found a container at the vitamin store.
A G/A F#/A G/A
On Thursday night, they’ll throw out some more.
spoken:
Where’s the bridge? I don’t see any bridge. For the song. I don’t know. I guess he didn’t
write one. Okay, let’s pretend there’s a bridge here. Bum - bum - bum - bum ...
chorus:
C# D(3) B(2) C#(4) A F#
The dumpster is open, 24 hours a day.
C#(2) D(3) B B C#(3) E D C# A
Like a convenient store, but you don’t have to pay.
D(2) C# B(3) C#(5) A F#
Minus the candy and overpriced microwave meals.
F#(2) A Ab(2) A(3) B D(2) C#
And wrinkly hotdogs riding the meat ferris wheel.
C#(2) D(3) B(4) C#(5) A F#
You can find furniture, and clothes, and Christmas gifts galore.
D(3) C# B(2) C#(3) E D C# A
Dive in for a suprise, at the third hand store.
C# D(4) B(4) C#(3) A F#
That guy who wears a tie to work, might be a di - ver, too.
F#(5) A Ab(2) A B A D(2) C#
He’ll meet you at the dumpster, to find a matching shoe.

Let the Burden Go
(violins start)
verse 1:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
Is the story you’ve told something that you’ve made up in your head
B DBC(3x) DCB G A C A
A reason to refuse a life ordinary instead?
A C(6) A(2) B A
You tell me don’t worry, about the life you choose.
A C D(6) B(2) C B
If you don’t play by rules, then you’re surely to lose.
B E(6) D D(2) B A
To sum up my thoughts in three words, I am concerned.
verse 2:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
It’s been years, I barely recognize who you are.
B DBC(3x) DCB G C B A
Where have you been travelling, adventures unravelling, chasing a star.
A C(6) A(2) B A
Where have you been living? You don’t look so well.
A D(6) B(2) C B
Your hair is a mess. To be honest, you smell.
B E(4) D(3) C B A
I left a message that you never returned.
verse 3:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
I heard you were in Europe, the story is un - ver - i - fied.
DBC(3x) D C B G A C A
Finding a cure for your dad, I heard that he died.
A C(5) A(2) B A
I’m sorry to hear that he passed away.
A D(4) B C B
Were you by his side on that day?
E(4) D(3) B A
Tell me. Let me know what I can do
verse 4:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
Since your dad’s passing, you’ve carried this chip on your shoulder.
BCD (4x) C B G C B A
Feeling guilty and angry and wanting to fight, this chip has become a boulder.
C(7) A(2) B A
Sorl medication did not kill him that day.
A D(6) B(2) C B
The cost of revenge takes a lifetime to pay.
E(4) D(4) C B A(2) B(2) C B
Don’t spend your life, looking for dragons to slay or they will find you
B A B(2) C B A(7)
i’m here to remind you
buildup to chorus:
chorus:
G A B E D D D D C B
It’s not your fault, Faith. Let the burden go.
G A B E D D D D C B
It’s a result, Faith. I want you to know.
E E D G G A A B B C B
Life continues despite your best intention.
G E D G(3) A(2) B C(2) B
You tried, and that’s an honorable mention.
G A B E D D D D C B
It’s not your fault, Faith. Let the burden go.
G A B E D D D(4) C B
You’re in a cult, Faith. A carnival side show.
E E E D G(2) A B C C B
Forget being homeless. Embrace being normal.
G(2) E(4) D G(3) D G(2) A(2) B C C B
If you want to make a difference, dress a little formal.
bridge:
A G
Smelling bad, unwashed hair, a protest sign in the air.
B C
Who’s going to listen? Who’s going to care?
spoken
Maybe they’ll stare. (Especially when you get naked.)
(Like at those fur protests.)
singing
C F E
The 60’s revolution has been put to bed.
D C D C
Work for a difference, wear a suit and tie instead.
F E
this is what i do at the place of my employment
D C
while you slack off for your own enjoyment
C F E
the hippies of the past are the yuppies of today
D C
if you want to win the game, you’ve got to learn how to play
F E
this is what i do at the place of my employment
D C
while you slack off for your own enjoyment
C F E
the hippies of the past are the yuppies of today
D C
if you want to win the game, you’ve got to learn how to play
FAITH
(singing)
verse 1:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
Oh Trevor, I never can sever the friendship with you.
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
Trevor, believe me the story I tell you is true.
FAITH
(speaking)
Look for yourself.
FAITH
(singing)
G A C(4) C A(2) B A
In the encrypted files, it's no mystery,
A B D(6) B(2) C B
on the mainframe computer in room number three.
B E(3) D(3) B A
The hard drive contains the history
verse 2:
BCD (4x) C B G A C A
Once you make this decision you cannot go back.
DBC(2x) D C B G C B A
Honesty in this world is a revolutionary act.
A C(4) A(2) B A
Think carefully before you decide.
A D(6) B(2) C B
If you seek adventure, you won't be denied.
E(4) D(3) B A
Listen to that still, small voice inside.
verse 3:
DBC(2x) D C B G A C A
You can help destroy the chip you’ve cre - ated.
B DBC(3x) D C B G(2) C(2) B A
Undo what you've done join us on the run, 9 to 5 is over rated.
C A D B
We'll reach the radio in Nevada. Dance for money to buy coffee coolata.
E D B A B C B B A B C B A(7)
Sorl and Angelwire will be exposed and shut down run out of this town
verse 4:
DBC (3x) D C B G A C A
A life of adventure opens her hand.
B DBC(3x) D C B G CB A
Your spinning yarns to justify yours but you’re hanging to a strand.
C A
Trevor, it's time to sever the tie. (she cuts his tie off with scissors)
D B
If you wait too long, I'll say goodbye.
E D(2) B A(2) B C B
Perhaps the life you're meant for, is not the life you planned.
B A B C B A(7)
This life could be grand.
buildup (to chorus)
chorus:
G A B E D D(3) C B
It's your fault, Trevor. You designed the chip.
G A B E D D(5) C B
But you can destroy it, sever technology's grip.
E(3) D(2) G G A A B C C B
Progress has no conscience. But you have moral choices.
G E(2) D A(2) B C(2) B
Turn on, tune in, to those moral voices.
G(4) E(2) D G D(4) C B
How can you continue, Trevor, now that you know this fact?
G E(4) D G G D(3) C B
You think you're clever, pretending I am wacked.
E(3) D(2) G G D(2) C B
Ridicule the person, dismiss what they say.
E(3) D(2) G D C B G D C B
Anything to keep (your life this way) that 401k.
G E(3) D D(2) G(2) G D(2) C B
The benefits, and company car, and blackberry/treo/apple phone.
G(2) E(3) D D(2) G(2) G D(2) C B
An expense account, for any amount, the good life you've known.
G E(3) D G G(2) D(2) D C B
A 6-figure income with vacation--is it true?
G(2) E(2) D(2) G(2) A B G
But do you own your career/job, or does it, own you?
buildup (to chorus)
FAITH AND TREVOR
Faith and Trevor are singing chorus to each other, either back and forth, or at the same time,
singing on top of each other.

Goodbye (Dad)
voice: 195 - cyberpad
strings: 94 (as bass sound, same key)
tempo:120bpm
verse 1:
A(3) F G(3) F A A F Bb A F
Growing up, we try to be, apart from family
G C G Bb(2) A(2) G
Finding a voice to call our own
G A(3) F G(3) F A(3) F Bb A F
The differences we fear to show, leave room for you and I to grow
F G(2) C G A A Bb
Together we, are not alone
bridge:
F E E(3) F(3)
And Dad, he’s always there for you,
D(2) C(2) A(2) G
Hoping that your dreams come true
E(5) F(3)
Life interferes with its demands
D(2) C(2) A(2) G
Still, he’s there, with open hands
D E F#
buildup:
A G F# D D D(5) C#
Now that you’re o - ld - er, you’re not who you used to be
A G F# D D D(4) C#
Trapped inside a disease, that will not set you free.
A G F# D D(4) C#
Inside your just like me, in a different skin.
A G F# D D(4) C#
One day, we’ll both be free, from the cage we’re in
A B C#
chorus:
D C# A(4) B
Goodbye. This is not the end.
D(3) C#( 2) A B D C#
One day, I’ll see you again, my friend.
D C# A(4) B
Goodbye. This is not the end.
D(3) C#(2) A B B D C#
One day, I’lll see you again, in Heaven
bridge 2:
A(3) G F# D D D(5) C#
Now that you’re o - ld - er, you’re not who you used to be.
A(3) G F# D D D(4) C#
Trapped inside a disease, that will not set you free.
A(3) G D(4) C#
The years have passed, and we’ve grown apart.
A(4) G F# D D(4) C#
But I still feel you inside, when I touch my heart.
A B C#
chorus:
D C# A(4) B
Goodbye. This is not the end.
D(3) C#( 2) A B D C#
One day, I’ll see you again, my friend.
D C# A(4) B
Goodbye. This is not the end.
D(3) C#(2) A B B D C#
One day, I’lll see you again, in Heaven
bridge 2:
A(3) G F# D D D(5) C#
Now that you’re o - ld - er, you’re not who you used to be.
A(3) G F# D D D(4) C#
Trapped inside a disease, that will not set you free.
A(3) G D(4) C#
The years have passed, and we’ve grown apart.
A(4) G F# D D(4) C#
But I still feel you inside, when I touch my heart.
A B C#
chorus:
E Eb B(4) C#
Goodbye. This is not the end.
E(3) Eb(3) C# E Eb
One day, I’ll see you again, my friend.
E Eb B(4) C#
Goodbye. This is not the end.
E(3) Eb(2) B C# C# E Eb
One day, I’lll see you a - gain, in He - aven
(repeat chorus)
Eb E
Goodbye